In 12 days you experience a green rainforest, the
legendary European slaveforts on the Guinea coast and the realm of the Ashanti.
We break the journey at Ghana's superb wild beaches and the exotic bays of Cape
Coast.

In Ghana's Kakum Nationalpark you step over the
treetops of the tropical primaeval forest giants and visit the Bosomtwe lake,
formed by a meteorite and lying in the middle of a world of tropical plants and
hilly landscapes.

You picnic directly in front of the Kintampo waterfall, and experience
on safari the wildlife and the vastness of the 4840 Kmē Mole National Park. In
the savannah landscape of the north you will seek out Ghana's oldest mosque in
which one of the oldest existing Korans can be found. Later you traverse the
enormous Volta reservoir in a passenger steamer redolent of tropical scent and
fresh sea air, an intensely African atmosphere

day 1 -
Arrival in Accra

Evening arrival in Accra. You will be met at the
airport and brought to Biriwa where you will be lodged at the comfortable
Biriwa Beach hotel. This is wonderfully situated on a height overlooking the
Atlantic. Practically every part of the hotel offers a view of the sea.

Midday we visit El Mina Castle. The El
Mina castle was built in the year 1471 by the Portugese and was the centre of
the world slave trade. It was from this place that most slaves were shipped to
America and other parts of the world. It is the oldest European building in the
tropics. In the afternoon the journey continues into the 630 kmē Kakum Park. In
this protected rain forest live over 600 types of butterfly and 280 different
bird types, 9 monkeys and 100 mammals, reptiles and amphibians - including the
threatened black and white colombus monkey, king antelope and forest elephant.
You stroll under the tree canopy of 70 m tall forest giants on a hanging bridge
and look out over the green tapestry of the rainforest.

Finally, led by an expert guide, we make a
botanical tour through the undergrowth, looking for rare animals and plants. In
the afternoon we return to our hotel in Biriwa.

day 4 Biriwa
- Bosomtwe

After breakfast we drive to Lake Bosomtwe. This
wonderful still lake is an invitation to bathers. It was formed by a falling
meteor about 1,3 million years ago and lies near Kumasi. We stay overnight in
the Bosomtwe Paradise Resort.

Morning journey to Kumasi. The city is the capital
of theAschanti region und royal seat
of the Aschanti kings, the richest and mightiest tribe in Ghana. You visit the
King's palace, the museum and the market, the biggest in West Africa, some
woodcarving shops and a kente weavery. Finally we return to Lake Bosomtwi. The
rest of the day is up to you.

day 6 Bosomtwi
- Mole

In the early morning we leave the hotel and drive
through Sunyani and Techiman in the Brong Ahafo region towards Kintampo. We
picnic there at the waterfall and continue on to the Mole National Park where
we arrive towards evening. Overnight accomodation is at the Mole hotel.

With 4840 kmē, the Mole National Park is the
largest in West Africa. On small
safaris you will experience the 92 types of animal which live here. Elephants,
waterbucks, kob antelopes, primate families, and crocodiles. At all times you
will be accompanied by experienced guides. We stay another night in the Mole
safari Hotel.

day 8 Mole
- Larabanga

After breakfast we head for Larabanga to
visit the oldest mosque in Ghana. One of the earliest Korans is preserved in
this mosque. We continue on to Tamale, the capital of the northern region and
visit the arts market with it's handmade baskets, wooden carvings and leather
goods. The rest of the day is up to you. We stay overnight in our local hotel.

day 9 Salaga
- Volta See

In the morning we head for Salaga, once one of the
largest slave markets. Now we drive south along the Volta lake reaching Makongo
at midday. The vehicles are unloaded onto a ferry for the lake crossing. In
Yehi we go ashore and wait for the MV Yapei-Queen, a freighter. We stay
overnight on the ship.

day 10 Lake
Volta

In the morning you travel by ship from Yeji 253 km
down lake Volta. With more than 8600 kmē, this is the largest reservoir in the
world. Drifting past small harbours and beaches, we stop off at tiny villages
to take on cows, yams, cars, trucks, goats, marketwomen and tourists. The
ship's life is typical of the region. Onboard you may like to sample some
African cusine, perfectly prepared by the ship's cook. You spend a further
night on the MV Yapei Queen.

At around midday we reach the harbour of Akosombo.
Here, housed in the great dam is one of the biggest generators of Africa. It
supplies electricity not only to Ghana but also to Togo, Benin and part of
Ivory Coast. From there you journey on to Aburi, to a huge botanical garden,
then towards Accra, the capital city of Ghana.We stay overnight in Accra.

day
12 Accra

In the morning we do a sight-seeing tour of Accra. You experience the
huge Arts-Market, visit woodcarving shops, check out the kente fabric, the
brass working and the colourful baskets. Then on to the Kwame Nkrumah
mausoleum. Nkrumah was the first President after Ghana's independence in 1957.
After visiting the national museum you are invited to partake in a typical
Ghanaian meal in the "Country Kitchen" . Finally we drive to Kotoka
International Airport where our journey ends.